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Posted on 08/11/2011 4:15:45 PM PDT by newzjunkey
Broadcast on: FOXNews
Broadcast time: 9pm EDT/6pm PDT
The Candidates:
Michele Bachmann
Bachmann is serving her 3rd full term in the U.S. House. Founder of the House Tea Party Caucus, she earned a Master of Laws degree, worked as a tax attorney, and was a foster mother for 23 teenagers. She is a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Herman Cain
Cain is the former chief executive of Godfather's Pizza and former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He lost the Georgia Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat in 2004. He was recently the host of Atlanta-based radio show.
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich served as the 58th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He represented Georgia's 6th congressional district as a Republican member from 1979 to 1999. He has a PhD in modern European history.
Ron Paul
Paul is serving his 11th full term in the U.S. House. He’s an obstetrician-gynecologist and was the Libertarian nominee for president in 1988. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008
Tim Pawlenty
Pawlenty served two terms as governor of Minnesota, from 2002 to 2010. He served in the Minnesota House from 1992 until 2002. He is the son of a truck driver.
Mitt Romney
Romney was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts (2003 to 2007) and former CEO of Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican 2008 nomination for president. He has an MBA (Harvard) and JD (Harvard Law).
Rick Santorum
Santorum served two terms in the U.S. House and two terms in the U.S. Senate. He became the Senate's third-ranking Republican in 2001. He was defeated for reelection in 2006.
Jon Huntsman
Huntsman was Utah Governor, former ambassador to China under Barack Obama.
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My feeling is that Cain was the one who moved up in standing the most, Gingerich was on fire, Bachmann did very well, leaving it Cain, Gingerich and Bachmann as the winners.
Newt was good tonight. I don’t like or support him, but he was perhaps the most substantive and articulate.
Cain is the winner in my eyes...
Well they do need to be prepared for this type of questioning because it's going to get nasty down the road at these debates....and that from those asking the questions.....The Democrates aren't going to take any prisoneers this time around....might be Fox was trying to get them in the fighting mode...they better know how to do so.
The media claims Romney’s ahead. I guess we will see what happens between him and Perry.
Romney is a RINO and a fake.
I don’t know much about Perry but I’m hearing he’s more conservative than Romney.
I think Newt won this debate. The media wants to say “Romney”.
Pawlenty; a big loser in this debate.
Newt was good
I hope he lasts for awhile to take out the driftwood...
Pawlenty might as well go ahead and step out now. He’s done, imo.
“Gingrich and Caine are the best tonight. Glad Newt said the Super Committee is a rediculous idea and stacked with certain people for political reasons.”
That’s my opinion as well - they both dealt with sabotage questions handily. I really hope Herman gets in the top three in the straw poll as well, because I read that he said if he doesn’t he’ll drop out. Do you know if that’s true? I realize he’s a great businessman and looks at cutting losses, but I think it’s still too early - especially since he’s won a couple of other straw polls recently.
I forget where I got this, but Cain is more than a ‘pizza guy’:
Herman Cain’s Resume
Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics.
Master’s degree in Computer Science.
Mathematician for the Navy, where he worked on missile ballistics (making him a rocket scientist).
Computer systems analyst for Coca-Cola.
VP of Corporate Data Systems and Services for Pillsbury (this is the top of the ladder in the computer world, being in charge of information systems for a major corporation).
All achieved before reaching the age of 35.
Since he reached the top of the information systems world, he changed careers!
Business Manager. Took charge of Pillsbury’s 400 Burger King restaurants in the Philadelphia area, which were the company’s poorest performers in the country. Spent the first nine months learning the business from the ground up, cooking hamburger and yes, cleaning toilets. After three years he had turned them into the company’s best performers.
Godfather’s Pizza CEO. Was asked by Pillsbury to take charge of their Godfather’s Pizza chain (which was on the verge of bankruptcy). He made it profitable in 14 months.
In 1988 he led a buyout of the Godfather’s Pizza chain from Pillsbury. He was now the owner of a restaurant chain. Again he reached the top of the ladder of another industry.
He was also chairman of the National Restaurant Association during this time. This is a group that interacts with government on behalf of the restaurant industry, and it gave him political experience from the non-politician side.
Having reached the top of a second industry, he changed careers again!
Adviser to the Federal Reserve System. Herman Cain went to work for the Federal Reserve Banking System advising them on how monetary policy changes would affect American businesses.
Chairman of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. He worked his way up to the chairmanship of a regional Federal Reserve bank. This is only one step below the chairmanship of the entire Federal Reserve System (the top banking position in the country). This position allowed him to see how monetary policy is made from the inside, and understand the political forces that impact the monetary system.
After reaching the top of the banking industry, he changed careers for a fourth time!
Writer and public speaker. He then started to write and speak on leadership. His books include Speak as a Leader, CEO of Self, Leadership is Common Sense, and They Think You’re Stupid.
Radio Host. Around 2007—after a remarkable 40 year career—he started hosting a radio show on WSB in Atlanta (the largest talk radio station in the country).
He did all this starting from rock bottom (his father was a chauffeur and his mother was a maid). When you add up his accomplishments in his life—including reaching the top of three unrelated industries: information systems, business management, and banking—Herman Cain may have the most impressive resume of anyone that has run for the presidency in the last half century.
The point is, if we get the full story out about Cain’s background, people will be impressed with him. And they will be willing to vote for him.
After all, he’s pretty impressive—for a pizza guy.
“I’m afraid the lamestream media is going to select Mitty for us though...”
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And this is why Palin is going to run...IMHO. She’s going to head the Libs off at the pass.
ANYONE who avoided this massacre won. This was an embarrassment tonight.
Gingrich
Santorum
Cain
Romney
Bachman
Paul
Huntsman
Pawlenty
Dead last...Fox News
Unfortunately, I think Romney came off as the most presidential. I don’t support him, don’t even trust him. But he came off as the most even handed, presidential looking candidate.
Damn.
Next debate they need to fit Grandpa nutbar for a straight jacket.
The post-debate discussion hit the nail on the head - the debate was structured terribly.
I also hope he lasts for awhile so that maybe his debating skills will rub off on the other candidates.
If Sarah Palin were running and she had Newt’s debating skills.
Obama would be TOAST!
Thanks!
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